Chapter 315: The Comeback (Third Watch)
Billowing smoke, red fires that lit up the sky, a burning city, and broken streets.
The last time New York was attacked on such a large scale was during the Kree invasion, and even then the actual incursion of the Kree was only a limited part of Manhattan, and their main warships and most of their forces were killed before they could send their leaders. So when you think about it, this battle is probably the biggest crisis New York has ever faced.
It took a lot of effort for the Avengers to finally wipe out a squad of terrestrial machines, but a twenty-meter-tall heavyweight followed suit and broke into the fray. This big killer weapon is no easier to solve than those little minions in land warfare, the main cannon on the shoulder of this thing can pierce through the building with a single shot, and the ground will shake when a punch falls. Although its shell is not as strong as vibranium, it is also quite strong, and conventional means simply cannot help it.
A jet fighter jet sent by a nearby military flew down the Hudson River into the city, and happened to break into the battlefield of the confrontation between the two sides. The pilot flew the fighter several times around the shell of the machine, and the pylons carrying missiles poked out from the bottom of the cabin.
"I've locked the target, repeat, I've locked the target." The pilot radioed, "Please give orders." β
"Allow to unleash lethal fire, repeat, allow to fire."
The fighter went around like an eagle soaring through the sky, adjusting the fuselage and angle, locking the target, and firing the weapon. The missile flew out with a whistling tail flame and hit the target with precision! The intense light of the fire swelled rapidly, and the flames violently licked the golden shell with the impact, engulfing the entire upper body of the giant machine.
The fighter flew by with a scream, its wings splitting through thick black smoke, soaring high into the sky against the harsh sunlight, turning in a large circle and then diving down again.
The golden machine slowly twisted from the erupting fireball, seemingly changing its primary aim, and its attention was firmly drawn to the jet fighters that swept through the sky.
Unscathed!
The two Sidewinder missiles, modified by Paso Technology, have more than several times more destructive power than the previous version of the model, but there is still not a single scratch left on this golden machine!
But the robot's attention has been completely drawn. It raised its icy gaze to the position of the fighter that swept through the air, and slowly raised its huge right palm.
No one knew what it had done, but at that moment there seemed to be a faint transparent wave spreading out of its palm.
The jet fighter lost control in an instant, like a wild horse on the loose. All the gauge hands began to spin wildly, the joysticks failed, and all systems were completely paralyzed. The plane swirled like a turbulent current, and even the ejection seat did not respond.
Seconds later, the fighter plane exploded into a brilliant lotus flower in mid-air, and the wreckage dragged a long flame into the city.
Tony looked at the direction in which the wreckage fell to the ground, and said with a solemn expression: "Jarvis, have you recorded it?" What kind of weapon is that? β
"I've never seen anything like it, sir." "I can't parse it." β
"That's not something the army can fight against." Tony said with a frown.
"But can we deal with it?" Falcon asked.
No one answered this question.
"What the hell are these guys?" Natasha said, "Aliens, or something else?" β
"Contact from the military," Colonel Rhodes said, dropping his war machine armor, "and it seems that not only New York is being attacked here, but in fact all tactical targets on the entire East Coast are being hit on a massive scale at the same time...... No, it's not all. All countries of the world have been invaded. β
"Tactical goals? Where did New York City come from, what tactical targets? Clint asked.
"There are Avengers in New York." Rod said in a deep voice, "The Avengers are tactical targets. β
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"The Avengers are at war with the invaders in New York City." Shirley said, showing the screen a real-time view of the battlefield. In the picture, the Avengers are surrounding the giant machine more than 20 meters high, and the two sides are exchanging fierce fire. Although the Avengers can handle such a machine for the time being, it is important to know that they have almost exhausted their strength to deal with such a machine alone, and there are nearly a hundred similar machines in New York City, not to mention countless small land machines and spaceships in the sky. Together, they are clearly not something that the Avengers can deal with.
Latvia was under a similar attack, and Victor von Doom was personally leading his army to meet it...... The situation is similar in Wakanda. Shirley reported the news quickly. With a twist of her hand, the room suddenly appeared with a projection of the blue Earthβexcept that the entire surface of the planet was littered with red alerts representing a high level of crisis.
"The Heavenly Sword Division in Sokovia was attacked by the enemy and sent a request for help to the headquarters...... The same is true of the Tokyo branch, as well as the Paris branch of Heavenly Sword...... The branches of the Heavenly Sword scattered all over the world were attacked at the same time! Shirley continued, "Ninety percent of the Heavenly Sword's combat units have been put into the counterattack, and the 'Steel Cruise' formation has all been put into the battlefield. However, the enemy's technology is leading in an all-round way, and it is difficult for the combat troops to resist. The Norwegian branch was expected to be attacked within ten minutes, and the branch chief sent a call for help......"
Before she could finish her debriefing, a violent clatter interrupted it. The whole room shook violently, even affecting her projected body. Shirley's avatar shook violently, as if the signal had been affected.
"Headquarters under attack." Shirley's voice quickened, but her tone remained steady, "The D-9 area of the mothership has been hit by unknown energy. The protective shield has been automatically activated, the whole ship has entered the first level of combat alert, and the weapon system has entered a state of release. However, the sneak attack just now affected the operation of the 'Heavenly Sword' weapon system. β
"From the beginning, the goal was the 'Heavenly Sword', and the preparation was quite sufficient." Michael sat up straight and said calmly, "Activate the camera, give me an external image, show the attacker." β
Shirley immediately complied. In the picture, a large spaceship suspended in space comes into view. The white spaceship was covered with a dark green shield, and the two long gun barrels locked onto the hull of the Heavenly Sword Mothership from afar.
Without Michael's orders, Shirley had intelligently activated the scan of the enemy's weapon system, and the results were available in a matter of moments.
"The weapon system has been scanned, and the enemy has been identified. There are similar technologies in the database......"
"Let me guess," Michael said, with his chin in his hands, "Kang the Conqueror." β
At the moment when his words fell, an uninterceptable message broke straight into the system of the Heavenly Sword and invaded the projection device in his office. The image of Kang the Conqueror, dressed in battle armor and wearing a mask on his face, stood awe-inspiring in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "Hello, Black Knight. I gave you a promise, a promise that I would destroy you. And now, it's time for me to cash on it. β